Category: Energy

The U.S. government shutdown may prevent U.S. Justice Department attorneys from going before a Montana judge next week to ask him to lift his hold on Keystone XL oil pipeline construction. But the federal attorneys and the Canadian company that wants to build the pipeline say their absence shouldn’t delay Monday’s hearing on the matter…

A rally calling for the immediate construction of new pipelines was held Tuesday in a central Alberta town that’s been particularly hard-hit by the oil price differential that’s been inflicting economic pain across much of the province. Hundreds of people turned up at the demonstration outside the Clean Energy Technology Centre in Drayton Valley, Alta.,…

A Montana judge has filed an injunction to stop construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, stating that Washington failed to assess the project’s impact on the environment. As Eric Sorensen reports, oil industry insiders say it’s taking a heavy toll on the economy. Source link

Nova Scotia’s utility and review board has given the green light for Pieridae Energy Ltd. to begin construction of its natural gas facility in Goldboro, N.S. The facility, projected to cost between $7 billion and $10 billion, will reportedly produce 10 million tonnes of super-cooled liquefied natural gas per year to ship mainly to European customers. It…

The developer of the Keystone XL oil pipeline plans to start construction next year, after a U.S. State Department review ordered by a federal judge concluded that major environmental damage from a leak is unlikely and could quickly be mitigated, a company spokesman said Monday. TransCanada spokesman Matthew John said the company remains committed to…